Category: Security
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Health law critics raise privacy concerns about navigator program
Some state attorneys general say the plans for hiring and training navigators don’t have enough consumer safeguards. From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130820/Health-law-critics-raise-privacy-concerns-about-navigator-program.aspx
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In HIPAA “Possession” is 10/10ths of The Law
There seems to still be a fair amount of discussion around what makes a vendor a business associate. This is actually troubling when you consider that we are about 30 days away from enforcement of the new rules. There seems to still be a fair amount of discussion around what makes a vendor a business…
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Looking at the HIPAA Final Omnibus Rule: An Attorney’s Perspective
The stringent requirements embedded in what is being called the HIPAA Final Omnibus Rule, as published by the Office for Civil Rights within the Department of Health and Human Services on Jan. 25, are requiring compliance by next month with a whole new range of patient data privacy protection requirements. Kathryn Coburn of the Cooke,…
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Affinity Health Plan to Pay $1.2M in HIPAA Violations
Affinity Health Plan, a New York-based managed care plan, will pay more than $1.2 million in HIPAA violations after a photocopier containing confidential medical information was compromised, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Affinity Health Plan, a New York-based managed care plan, will pay more than $1.2 million in HIPAA…
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EHR and HIT News for August 16th
Today’s EHR and HIT news includes partnership news from CalHIPSO who will begin offer discounted HIT and HIPAA educational services from 4Medapproved to their provider community as well as partnership news between the Great Lakes Health Information Exchange and MidMichigan Health. CalHIPSO Partners with 4Medapproved to Offer Discounted HIT – HIPAA Educational Services The California…
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Affinity Health Plan to pay more than $1.2 million for HIPAA violations
Affinity Health Plan will pay more than $1.2 million for HIPAA violations, according to the Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights. A photocopier it previously leased was sold to television… read more From: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/affinity-health-plan-pay-more-12-million-hipaa-violations/2013-08-15?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
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Google Glass: Promising but risky for providers
While Google Glass in the eyes of some healthcare professionals holds promise as an innovative and effective tool in the operating room, to others, its privacy disaster potential looms large. read more From: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/google-glass-promising-risky-providers/2013-08-14?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
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Effective Use Of PIN Codes For Mobile Security
With hospitals and health organizations implementing a myriad of new technology systems – mobile devices, medical carts, and telemedicine solutions – they must understand how to effectively integrate these into their workflow processes. Perhaps more importantly, they must also ensure the devices are secure and protected against unauthorized use or access. A PIN code security…
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Do HIPAA penalties apply to offshore business associates?
The recent breach at Cogent Healthcare, in which an India-based transcription service exposed data on 32,000 patients when its firewall was down, illustrates the problem of HIPAA compliance among business associates (BA) outside the United States. read more From: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/do-hipaa-penalties-apply-non-us–offshore-business-associates/2013-08-14?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
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At $1.2M, photocopy breach proves costly
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has settled with Affinity Health Plan, a New York-based managed care plan, for HIPAA violations to the tune of $1,215,780 after a photocopier containing patient information was compromised. read more Source: At $1.2M, photocopy breach proves costly